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651 |
The Oracle |
The oracle whose customer I am |
Poetry |
1951 |
uncertainty, foretelling |
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Snake in the Strawberries 23. |
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652 |
Winter Solstice |
This is the final day |
Country Men |
1938 |
love, winter |
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Country Men (1938) 57. |
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653 |
Cleaning the Barn |
We put it off, not having to prove |
The Small Farm |
1976 |
work, farming |
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Landmark and Other Poems 40, Snake in the Strawberries 93. |
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654 |
Cold's Verdict |
Anger wraps me in a mantle of yellow |
A Single Focus |
1967 |
neighbors, winter |
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A Single Focus 49, Landmark and Other Poems 29. |
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655 |
Blue Again |
We saw the horizon with stubborn clutch |
Country Men |
1937 |
weather, clouds |
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656 |
Memorial Day 1982 |
Henry Jensen sits in the sun |
A Country Man |
1993 |
war, death |
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A Country Man 32. |
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657 |
Undone by Frost |
While once again you must accept |
English Journal |
1971 |
flowers, time |
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658 |
The Way the Light Shines |
The shrill singing of cicada |
Poetry Now |
1980 |
aging, friendship |
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659 |
Revelation |
Who ordained the flicker on my |
Christian Science Monitor |
1973 |
morning, birds |
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Snake in the Strawberries 59. |
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|
660 |
Utopia |
When early dark and chilly rains |
Hawk and Whippoorwill |
1963 |
farming, animals |
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661 |
Morning Song |
I often think of night as a wave lifting me into the morning |
Poetry |
1940 |
morning, love |
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Man and His Field 54, Landmark and Other Poems 25. |
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662 |
But the Earth Abides |
The windmill squeaks, flaps broken vanes, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
renewal, entropy |
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Snake in the Strawberries 9. |
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663 |
What They Said |
Wait, they said, this is not the time. |
A Country Man |
1993 |
decisions, time |
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A Country Man 13. |
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664 |
Come Back, Come Back |
You emptied the house |
Windless Orchard II |
1972 |
loss, loneliness |
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665 |
Shake in Vain |
Shake in vain the orchard trees |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
trees, longing |
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Planting Red Geraniums 17 |
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666 |
A Small Matter |
The farmer knows he's no match |
Northeast |
1981 |
weather, satisfaction |
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667 |
Spring West of Town |
A man who lives inside my head |
Kernels |
1939 |
busyness, waiting |
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668 |
The Wall |
A door builds a strange wall |
Kansas Quarterly |
1976 |
perspective, home |
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Proved by Trial 16. |
|
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669 |
Shortcut |
A shortcut, so we said, a different road, |
Colorado Quarterly |
1965 |
countryside, lost |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 35. |
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670 |
[There's music in my heart] |
There’s music in my heart, |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
love, nature |
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Planting Red Geraniums 35-6 |
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671 |
Not the Last Goodbye |
Hat askew, coat open, |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
love, worry |
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672 |
The Professor Enrolls |
I decided to major in leisure |
National Retired Teachers Association Journal |
1978 |
relaxation, education |
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673 |
To Shape Our Decisions |
The question is |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
choice, obligation |
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674 |
Day After Day |
The baby cries in its crib |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1975 |
insecurity, despair |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 18, Snake in the Strawberries 75. |
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675 |
Self-Portrait |
The mirror lacks depth, |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1975 |
reflection, aging |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 53, Snake in the Strawberries 66. |
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